appendicitis

[ uh-pen-duh-sahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

appendicitis

/ əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix

appendicitis

/ ə-pĕn′dĭ-sī′tĭs /

1. Inflammation of the appendix, usually caused by a blockage or infection.

appendicitis

1. Inflammation of the appendix .

Other Words From

• pseudo·ap·pendi·citis noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of appendicitis¹

1885–90, Americanism; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin appendic- (stem of appendix ) appendix + New Latin -ītis -itis

Example Sentences

Postpartum women over 35 have an 84 percent greater risk of appendicitis.

From The Daily Beast

Appendicitis, which if left untreated can cause the appendix to rupture, was reported as a rare adverse event observed in clinical trials.

From Washington Post

At the emergency room at Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York, near where he was temporarily living with his mother during the pandemic, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and had a routine appendectomy.

From ProPublica

On the same afternoon Lady Victoria developed appendicitis and went to bed for two months.

From Project Gutenberg

When a man suffers from such a disease as appendicitis, he does not talk about the "wickedness" of the vermiform appendix.

From Project Gutenberg

There's nothing that I'd like better, captain, but I've got an old man ill of pneumonia, and there's a girl with appendicitis.

From Project Gutenberg

Near as I can make out, it was what they call appendicitis nowadays, and had come on him in the night.

From Project Gutenberg

I entered the hospital acutely ill and the doctors decided to operate for appendicitis.

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